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cler

See also: Cler and clêr

Lombard

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Etymology

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From French éclair.

Noun

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cler (f)

  1. roller shutter

Middle English

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Etymology

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From Old French cler.

Adjective

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cler

  1. shining, bright

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Middle French

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Old French cler, from Latin clārus.

Adjective

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cler m (feminine singular clere, masculine plural clers, feminine plural cleres)

  1. bright, well-lit, not dark
  2. clear (visible)
    • 1550, Joachim du Bellay, L'Olive:
      L'obscur m'est cler, et la lumiere obscure.
      The dark is clear to me, the light is dark

Descendants

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  • French: clair

Old French

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Alternative forms

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  • clar (La Vie de Saint Alexis, 11th century manuscripts)

Etymology

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From Latin clārus.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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cler m (oblique and nominative feminine singular clere)

  1. bright, well-lit, not dark
  2. clear (visible)
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Romanian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Latin clerus. Doublet of cliros.

Noun

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cler n (plural cleruri)

  1. clergy

Declension

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Declension of cler
singular plural
indefinite articulation definite articulation indefinite articulation definite articulation
nominative/accusative (un) cler clerul (niște) cleruri clerurile
genitive/dative (unui) cler clerului (unor) cleruri clerurilor
vocative clerule clerurilor

Romansch

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Latin clārus, clāra.

Adjective

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cler m (feminine singular clera, masculine plural clers, feminine plural cleras)

  1. (Rumantsch Grischun, Sutsilvan, Surmiran, Puter, Vallader) clear, light
  2. (Rumantsch Grischun, Sutsilvan, Surmiran, Puter, Vallader) light-coloured, fair
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